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THESSALONIKI

Most Famous People Born in Thessaloniki, Greece

Notable people
649
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1962
Most distinctive
Polo 15.0×

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 112 notable births.

What Thessaloniki Is Known For

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Football is Thessaloniki's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (142).

Thessaloniki over-indexes on polo — 15.0× the global rate.

Thessaloniki under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football 142 2.0×
  2. Basket 67 8.2×
  3. Politician 44 0.6×
  4. Singer 24 1.8×
  5. Actor 23 0.7×
  6. Writer 20 0.9×
  7. Sport 14 1.3×
  8. Poet 11 1.6×
  1. Polo 8 15.0×
  2. Rabbi 6 8.3×
  3. Basket 67 8.2×
  4. Football 142 2.0×
  5. Singer 24 1.8×
  6. Poet 11 1.6×
  1. Politician 44 0.6×
  2. Actor 23 0.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Thessaloniki's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0295 SPORT

Cavit Cav

1905 - 1982

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0354 SPORT

Geórgios Téntsos

Born 1983

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Athanasios Mantzouranis

Born 1982

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Fotis Mavriplis

1920 - 2012

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Charis Pavlidis

Born 1971

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Maria Faka

Born 1983

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0562 SPORT

Maria Pangalou

Born 1979

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Maria Sansaridou

Born 1977

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Areti Sinapidou

Born 1975

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Vasiliki Tsavdaridou

Born 1980

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Alexandros Mavridis

Born 1983

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Magda Kalomoirou

Born 1979

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0620 SPORT

Lazaros Arkhontopoulos

Born 1958

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0636 SPORT

Anna Niki Stamolamprou

Born 1995

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